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finish up, steve. caller: when of the previous callers -- we are entitled to our own opinions and not entitled to our own facts. the iraq war when it comes to the facts, i have yet to see facts about weapons of mass destructions. i still think we should have gone in regardless. but a previous caller, a fellow republican, the valerie plame story, that there was no connection between him. you can stretch and say there was no direct connection but don't forget the vice president went out of his way trying to get president bush up to the final days to pardon scooter libby. if that was not a direct connection it certainly was an improper use. i think he is a very, very good speaker. what frustrates me is somebody trying to bring the sides together -- most vice-president you think of historically go quietly away. this is one vice-president with just won't. and i wish to heaven he would. i am not sure why he wants to -- has to write a memoir host: coming up in about 25 minutes, steve forbes, president and ceo
finish up, steve. caller: when of the previous callers -- we are entitled to our own opinions and not entitled to our own facts. the iraq war when it comes to the facts, i have yet to see facts about weapons of mass destructions. i still think we should have gone in regardless. but a previous caller, a fellow republican, the valerie plame story, that there was no connection between him. you can stretch and say there was no direct connection but don't forget the vice president went out of his...
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host: steve clemons, thank you for talking to our viewers. we will continue our series about looking at medicare. up next, a discussion on the deportation of illegal immigrants. here's a news update from c-span radio. >> more on libya from john mccain. in remarks today, he says he's not sure how long muammar gaddafi might hold out against rebels, but that the u.s. should turn their attention to national ricans -- national reconciliation in libya and making sure there are no revenge killings. in britain, the bbc is reporting the former editor of "the news of the world" did receive payments from the newspaper while working under david cameron. a reporter and a private investigator were jailed for hacking into the voice mails of royal staff. joe biden is praising the resolve of the japanese people as they recover from the earthquake and tsunami. about 20,000 people were left dead or missing. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> dr. martin luther king was not a president of the united states. at no time in his life to be hol
host: steve clemons, thank you for talking to our viewers. we will continue our series about looking at medicare. up next, a discussion on the deportation of illegal immigrants. here's a news update from c-span radio. >> more on libya from john mccain. in remarks today, he says he's not sure how long muammar gaddafi might hold out against rebels, but that the u.s. should turn their attention to national ricans -- national reconciliation in libya and making sure there are no revenge...
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host: steve, nebraska. republican, good morning. caller: the other caller hit on what i was talking about. i am not going to drive around in a tank, but with the advent of the flash mobs, technology, and what have you, how will that effect the concealed carry as
host: steve, nebraska. republican, good morning. caller: the other caller hit on what i was talking about. i am not going to drive around in a tank, but with the advent of the flash mobs, technology, and what have you, how will that effect the concealed carry as
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let's go to steve, a democrat in florida. caller: hello. host: we are listening. caller: i have two questions. you're referring to a lot of cutbacks on regulations for businesses. guest: yes. host: what if we cut the corporate income tax rate down to 14%, because most do not pay more than 40% anyway. -- 14% anyway. and as a counterbalance, repeal law that enables corporations to take their operations overseas? i heard the reason that they do this is to prevent double taxation. but if a corporation is not providing jobs for americans, why would that be our problem? the other thing i wanted ask, when the market was going down yesterday, i was listening to a show where they were saying that a lot of people were taking their money out of stocks and purchasing u.s. treasuries because that was a good thing. and i will go offline to listen to your comments. guest: that is an excellent question. the united states corporate tax rate is the highest in the world right now. it was second-highest to japan, but in japan lowered its tax rate. so we have the highest in the world.
let's go to steve, a democrat in florida. caller: hello. host: we are listening. caller: i have two questions. you're referring to a lot of cutbacks on regulations for businesses. guest: yes. host: what if we cut the corporate income tax rate down to 14%, because most do not pay more than 40% anyway. -- 14% anyway. and as a counterbalance, repeal law that enables corporations to take their operations overseas? i heard the reason that they do this is to prevent double taxation. but if a...
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guest: steve in hartford, connecticut, good morning. caller: good morning. wouldn't it be true that the best use of resources for nato's military spending would be to get us off the use of oil , because every dollar we spend on oil eventually gets recycled to mideast countries and used for weapons and terrorism. guest: that's a sail weren't point. part -- that's a sail can't point. if you think about this from a european perspective, the natural gas, the oil that comes from libya, it doesn't come to u.s. markets. it comes to european markets so. this was a more significant factor if you are a european thinking about the future of your economy and your energy needs. efforts to push greater energy diversity, energy efficiency, there are certain ways to decrease dependency on the region, and i think that's a critical part of the strategy going forward. >> robert gates, in one of his last speeches, made news talking in brussels about concerns over europe's defense capabilities. here's a short piece from that, and then we'll be back with our guest. >> if current
guest: steve in hartford, connecticut, good morning. caller: good morning. wouldn't it be true that the best use of resources for nato's military spending would be to get us off the use of oil , because every dollar we spend on oil eventually gets recycled to mideast countries and used for weapons and terrorism. guest: that's a sail weren't point. part -- that's a sail can't point. if you think about this from a european perspective, the natural gas, the oil that comes from libya, it doesn't...